Beats, Rhymes and Justice: Hip Hop on Rikers Island

Published: Sept. 17, 2017, 4 a.m.

MC and producer Ryan Burvick takes us behind bars on Rikers Island, New York\u2019s largest and troubled Jail. He leads a music production programme there called Beats, Rhymes and Justice, which helps inmates write rhymes, make music and imagine their future off the island in a different light. We hear from three of its students, all aged between 18-21 and awaiting trial.